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KANSAS CITY — Many of the 49ers’ top draft picks are sidelined with injuries, but wide receiver Quinton Patton is no longer one of them.

The fourth-round pick is in uniform for tonight’s preseason game against the Chiefs and is catching passes with both hands. Patton had been wearing a soft cast on his left hand that protected his index and middle fingers during training camp. He’s worn a blue jersey to signify he’s not a pass-catcher, but had increasingly been catching passes with his right hand in practices.

As a senior at Louisiana Tech, Patton had 104 catches for 1,392 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Even with Patton in uniform, four of the 49ers’ top seven draft picks won’t play tonight because of injuries: DE Tank Carradine (knee), TE Vance McDonald (leg), RB Marcus Lattimore (knee) and Quinton Dial (toe). Carradine, Lattimore and Dial are on the non-football injury list and are not expected to begin practicing soon.

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Jim Harbaugh and Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith briefly met around the 30-yard line during pre-game warm-ups and had an amiable conversation.

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Left tackle Joe Staley is in uniform after recently missing four practices because of an undisclosed injury. Staley returned to practice Wednesday.